Except for a four-year stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, Rob’s been a carpenter since high school graduation. His high school shop teacher, whose father owned Gossert Construction in Millstadt, noticed Rob’s knack for the trade and recruited Rob for a job with the company.

For a time, Rob worked with an area realtor to help prepare houses to be flipped, often gutting a home and putting it back together before it went back on the market. Rob’s exceptional talent is in trim work, a meticulous process that gives a room its “wow factor.” It’s a beautiful finishing detail that Rob says cannot be rushed.